The European Patent Office (EPO) provides a uniform application procedure for inventors and companies seeking patent protection in up to 38 European countries. It is the executive arm of the European Patent Organisation and is supervised by the Administrative Council.
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Our point of view. This is the motto of BMW World,which opened in October 2007, directly adjacent to BMW House. Its innovation lies in its unusual angles and perspectives. BMW presents various outlooks on the world along the lines of the exhibit themes of BMW World.
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The Concentration Camp Memorial Site makes Dachau Europe's central place of learning and remembrance. More than 600 000 people interested in the history of the last century come here each year from all over the world. Blessed with a highly regarded art...
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Half an hour south from Munich, the Starnberger See offers a wonderful view of the mountains, especially when there is "fön", a dry, warm wind from the Alps. No other region in Bavaria features so many old villas and manor-houses. After the Chiemsee...
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The Tegernsee is located in the Bavarian Alps, about 50 kilometres south of Munich. It is a popular destination for excursions and holidays and one of the cleanest lakes in Bavaria. The lake belongs to the towns of Tegernsee, Gmund am Tegernsee, Rottach-Egern, Kreuth and Bad Wiessee...
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Ludwig II., King of Bavaria from 1864 onwards, addressed the following lines to Richard Wagner, whom he much admired: "It is my intention to rebuild the old castle ruin of Hohenschwangau near the Pöllat Gorge in the authentic style of the old German knights' castles, and I must confess to you that I am...
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Ludwig II, who was crowned king in 1864, began his building activities in 1867/68 by designing his rooms in his Munich Residence and laying the foundation stone of the palace of Neuschwanstein. As early as 1868, Ludwig II developed the first building projects for the Linderhof. He set his sights on the former hunting lodge of his father, Maximillian II, which was then located in the former castle’s forecourt...
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